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The Daily Word in Utah gorings, SNAP cuts and a lost Van Gogh

Russia calls on Syria to turn over its chemical weapons and place them under international control.

The new iPhones might have a fingerprint scanner? What will they think of next? An eye-laser identification system?

A man died over the weekend after falling from an elevated walkway at San Francisco's Candlestick Park during an NFL game.

A man in Utah was airlifted to the hospital after being gored by his buffalo. According to news reports, this is the third animal goring to happen in Utah in less than a month.

Amanda Hobbs, 24, died this morning due to injuries received from a triple shooting that happened in Valencia County on Saturday. Her father, Wesley Hobbs, 54, died after being shot twice in the head, and her mother, Patricia Hobbs, was also shot but is now out of the hospital. Police have yet to pinpoint suspects or a motive for the shooting.

A candlelight vigil was held on Sunday evening to honor fallen firefighter, Token Adams, who went missing on Aug. 30 in Jemez Springs Park. His body was found a week later, and officials specified that he died after crashing his ATV.

Some New Mexicans are going to have to make arrangements when the SNAP (food stamps) program loses some of its benefits within the next two months.

Move over Ancient Egypt; it looks like a modern Eurasian has the market cornered on mummification.